For everyone who loves the movies, "Behind the Scenes: A Young Person's Guide to Film History, Vol. 1" reveals an exciting glimpse behind the screen and introduces filmmakers, screen icons and their most memorable movies. This book focuses on Charlie Chaplin. As an impoverished youth in London, Charlie transformed into the most recognizable movie star in the world. With oversized shoes, a too-t…
Not so long ago, writes Jeremy Paxman, the English were "polite, unexcitable, reserved, and had hot-water bottles instead of a sex-life". Today the end of empire has killed off the Bulldog Breed - "fearless and philistine, safe in taxis and invaluable in shipwrecks" - and transformed the great public schools. Princess Diana was mourned with the effusive emotionalism of an Italian saint.
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Lottie thinks anything would be better than spending the next few months with her boring uncle and a cousin she hardly knows. At least they run a pet shop. Surely this vacation can't be all bad if there are kittens involved? Lottie is happy to spend her time talking to the animals in the shop. Then one day, to her surprise, the animals start to talk back! Suddenly Lottie's summer is better than…